Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-28
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reel Dali going through me from the gun Of
'ne warden's partner. | wheeled and 6rad
'he other barrel. If Mcfarland had had his
gun where he could have got at it, | should
not have been there. Mack wouldn't have
alIo"ed either OF 'em to pull revolver on
me.
"Say in the newspapers that this dog used
10 belong to DR.. Haines, but the doctor gave
it to me. gave
The Bangor officers have read 10 me ar,-
cies In some of the newspapers, describing
my conduct while in woman's clothing in
bangor, and | laughed. | wasn't there.
Otner articles said that had no way of get.
ting living. In rs and '76 worked here
IN boston on soap stones, for William II .
Main, Haverhill street,
What station am ins" Graves suddenly
asked.
He was told station four.
Graves said he had a relative, LYMAN W
Graves, who used to be a captain of that sta
ton.
1t was ascertained that such man was
once captain of the station.
DO you know how the officers n Maine
learned of your whereabouts?" was asked
Graves.
Yes" he said, ''that Herb Pennell is
SSiDASa ohu gave nc away
herb Pennell is the cousin of Graves
who told the Bangor officers that Graves was
sending letters from California to relatives in
the town of Clifton.
Graves manifested much anger when Pen
nelPs name was mentioned. His eyes snapped
and his mouth had wicked look
Graves asked: "Can you tell me ANYTHING
about the law concerning hanging? My at.
torney IN California saws it is question of
law as to whether l could be hung if convict
ed. He told me to ask questions and not an
swer any,"
He was told that that had been discussed
considerably in eastern Maine and it was gen
orally thought that his punishment would be
solitary confinement.
Graves said: changing would be better
unless another war should break out. In the
last war they used to let men out of prison if
they would enlist"
At this time, the fact that Graves was in
this station had been noised around and so
many police officers hal crowded around that
the lieutenant of The station ordered all of US
out and the interview was closed for the time
being.
All of this conversation was carried on
amid babel of sounds. On one side of
Graves cell was masculine drunk, WHO de.
clared loudly and often hat he was a British
subject and appealed to every passer by for
permission to open communication with the
English minister at Washington. On the
other side of Graves was a stridulous woman
who had been taken intoxicated from a
brothel, and who made piteous appeals to be
allowed to go back and get her child.
From other corridors came various sounds
and Graves often stopped in the course of
the conversation to swear like pirate and
ask why in--they did not hush those peo-
pie up. He was very nervous.
A number of reporters tried to rouse up
the officers at their hotel and interview them,
but Whitney and Allen refused to be seen,
as they were much exhausted, and they had a
good nights sleep.
Wednesday morning Whitney and Allen
drove down to the STATION and got Graves.
He had eaten his breakfast. They placed on
moved when he was locked up on the previ-
Gus evening. We drove quietly to side
door of the Eastern depot and boarded the
cars without attracting any attention. We
went into a smoking car.
After the train pulled out of the depot
Graves proposed game of cards. With an
accompanying reporter for partner, Graves
played against the two officers. We played
six games and easily defeated them. Graves
is good dealer. If the gentleman on his
right hand fails to cut Graves partner is sure
to have good hand. He is used to cards,
evidently.
On the way down, after we left Portsmouth
the conversation turned on the game laws
Graves said Its no use to talk. All the
poachers in Maine can hunt all they want
to and they cannot exterminate deer. Take
two does for instance. Their increase in five
years is fifty deer, and Mack and | have al
ways made it point to let does go by when
they were carrying their young. WHY, lots
of times we have come into deer rancho
and let the does go by on the rush and waited
and plugged the bucks"
Graves appeared to be cheerful all the
time Officer Allen says that he has seen a
man incarcerated in Bangor Jail for petty
larceny who felt worse than Graves. Bos
ton policeman asked Graves if he was man
of violent temper. Graves replied: 'Tve
picked up an expression on the train. Its
"ratted' | never yet ratified. | shot these
m n because l had to have the first pull
When come to trial Pm going to read my
book and keep cool"
The officers say that Graves has laughed
and chatted and been jolly all the way since
leaving California. There was no trouble 10
securing the prisoner. The California au-
thorites were ready to give him up. The
return trip from San Francisco was by the
way of Council Bluffs, Omaha, Chicago,
Buffalo and Albany. They went by way of
Texas.
The impression derived from observing
Graves is that he is man who does not real
ize the situation he lie in. He betrays no re-
morse nor regret. He emphasized the re-
mark that the two wardens were not decent
men, "Some of the men whom the State OF
Maine send into the woods are legalized
black mailers and extortiouers.'
At Portland Graves and the rest got
out and entered the restaurant. Three hun
drea people had gathered about the station to
see him, but Graves looked like an ordinary
man from the country and got into the res
taurant without being recognized. Graves
face was smooth except moustache of two
days' growth. But Marshal Whitney has
fuil beard. and after they had seated them
selves in the restaurant nine ont of ten of the
people looking through the windows thought
Whitney was Graves.
Graves had an oyster stew for his dinner.
He and the two officers took the l.20 T. M.
train for Bangor, where tnev will arrive at
Gas this evening. Graves probably will be
taken TO Ellsworth Thursday and thence
carried by a team to Machias. whers be will
be incarserated in the county Jail.
BANGOR, April 27.
Marshal Whitney and Officer Allen arrived
here with their prisoner, Calvin Graves, the
murderer of the game wardens, tonight. A
tremendous throng gathered at the depot to
ace the prisoner Graves was lodged in the